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Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Portugal Drops Test Requirement for Vaccinated UK Travellers

After months in which British visitors to mainland Portugal have been obliged to test before travel, Portugal advised it is no longer asking fully vaccinated UK nationals to take a COVID-19 test on arrival into the country. Previously, British nationals travelling to the mainland of Portugal had to take a test regardless of vaccination status…
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UK Travel Update: UK Red List Update from 11 October

The UK government has made it much easier for British passengers to travel abroad. The UK has adopted a simplified rule for travel which came into force on 4 October with the traffic light system scrapped in favour of a single red list. From today, 11 October 2021, forty-seven nations were taken off the red…
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Australia Travel Update: International Tourism Does Not Open Until 2022

Australia, which has been one of the most restrictive countries in the world when it comes to combating the COVID-19 pandemic, will continue to block international tourists at least into 2022. Foreign tourists won’t be welcomed back to Australia until at least next year, Prime Minister Scott Morrison stated on 05 October. Instead, Scott Morrison…
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Canada Vaccine Mandate for International and Domestic Travellers

The Canadian government announced on 06 October that domestic and international travellers arriving in the country via commercial flight, train or cruise ship must be fully vaccinated. According to the official website of Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed that all travellers 12 years of age and older entering or departing the country via federally…
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New Zealand Travel Update: Foreign Travellers Must Be COVID-19 Vaccinated

New Zealand’s government announced that starting 1 November, all foreign nationals entering the country will need to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated. To further reduce the possibility of the virus getting through our border, we are introducing the requirement for air travelers aged 17 and over, who are not New Zealand citizens, to be fully vaccinated…
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